<B>Anglo-Saxon, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a member of the Germanic tribes that invaded England in the 400's and 500's A.D. and ruled most of England until the Norman Conquest in 1066. <DD><B> 2. </B>his speech; the language of these tribes; Old English. <BR> <I>Ex. Old English is the best designation for the Germanic dialects of Britain before the Norman Conquest, though the less suitable Anglo-Saxon is often used (H. A. Gleason, Jr.).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a member of the English-speaking world; person who in any period of history has spoken English. <DD><B> 4. </B>a person of English descent. <DD><B> 5. </B>the English language as spoken or written in any part of the world at any date; English. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Figurative.) <DD><B> a. </B>plain English without long Latin or other foreign words. <DD><B> b. </B>English words considered too coarse for polite use. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of the Anglo-Saxons. <DD><B> 2. </B>of Anglo-Saxon. <DD><B> 3. </B>having to do with any English-speaking people. (Abbr:) AS (no periods). </DL>
<A NAME="anglosaxonism">
<B>Anglo-Saxonism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the Anglo-Saxon character, spirit, tendencies, etc. <DD><B> 2. </B>an Anglo-Saxon trait or usage. </DL>
<A NAME="angoisse">
<B>angoisse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1. </B>(in existentialist philosophy) the sense of fear and anxiety that leads man to question the meaning of life. <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) anguish. </DL>
<A NAME="angola">
<B>angola, </B>noun. <B>=angora.</B></DL>
<A NAME="angolan">
<B>Angolan, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Angola (a former Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa), its people, or their language. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Angola. </DL>
<A NAME="angolar">
<B>angolar, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lares.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a unit of Angolan money, worth about 3 1/2 cents. <DD><B> 2. </B>a piece of paper money worth one angolar. </DL>
<B>angora, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B><B>=mohair.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a very fluffy yarn or fabric made partly or entirely of the hair of the Angora goat or the Angora rabbit. </DL>
<A NAME="angoracat">
<B>Angora cat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of the domestic cat with long, silky hair. </DL>
<A NAME="angoragoat">
<B>Angora goat,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of goat with long, silky hair. This hair is used for wool and made into a cloth called angora or mohair. </DL>
<A NAME="angorarabbit">
<B>Angora rabbit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a domestic breed of rabbits with long, soft hair, especially a variety that has a white coat and deep-pink eyes. The hair is used in making a very fluffy yarn or fabric. </DL>
<A NAME="angorawool">
<B>Angora wool,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the long, silky hair of the Angora goat, used for wool and made into a cloth called angora or mohair. </DL>
<A NAME="angostura">
<B>angostura, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>Also, <B>angostura bark.</B> the bitter bark of a South American tree of the rue family. <DD><B> 2. </B>Also, <B>Angostura.</B> <B>=Angostura Bitters.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="angosturabitters">
<B>Angostura Bitters,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a bitter tonic prepared from various barks and roots. It is used as flavoring in certain alcoholic drinks and sometimes in food. </DL>
<A NAME="angouleme">
<B>Angouleme, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a branch of the royal house of Valois founded by Francis I. The Angoulemes ruled France from 1515 to 1589. </DL>
<B>Angra Mainyu,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (in the Zoroastrian religion) an earlier name of <B>Ahriman.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="angries">
<B>Angries</B> or <B>angries, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) Angry Young Men. <BR> <I>Ex. "We're not Beatniks and we're not Angries," said another student (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angrily">
<B>angrily, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an angry manner; with anger or resentment. </DL>
<A NAME="angriness">
<B>angriness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the quality of being angry; wrathfulness. <DD><B> 2. </B>an inflamed condition of a wound. </DL>
<A NAME="angry">
<B>angry, </B>adjective, <B>-grier,</B> <B>-griest.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>feeling or showing anger; roused by anger. <BR> <I>Ex. I was very angry when he kicked my dog.</I> (SYN) irate, enraged, furious, infuriated. <DD><B> 2. </B>raging or stormy; characterized by or suggestive of anger. <BR> <I>Ex. The dark clouds made the sky look angry.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>expressing anger; moved or caused by anger. <BR> <I>Ex. My friend's angry words hurt my feelings.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) inflamed and sore. <BR> <I>Ex. An infected cut looks angry.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>(Archaic.) irritable. </DL>
<A NAME="angryyoungman">
<B>Angry Young Man</B> or <B>angry young man,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>one of a group of British writers of the 1950's and 1960's characterized by works that bitterly attack or satirize the social and political establishment of Great Britain. <DD><B> 2. </B>any young intellectual rebel. <BR> <I>Ex. Burns' career as B.C. (British Columbia) radio's most popular angry young man was secure (Maclean's).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angst">
<B>Angst, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (German.) inordinate fear, fright, or anxiety. <BR> <I>Ex. Her ill health and feelings of inferiority obsessed her with a sense of Angst (Harold Nicolson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angstrom">
<B>angstrom</B> or <B>Angstrom, </B>noun. <B>=angstrom unit.</B> <I>Ex. One angstrom is (10 to the power of minus 8) centimeter (Robert H. Baker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angstrom">
<B>angstrom</B> or <B>Angstrom unit,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one ten-millionth of a millimeter, a unit of measurement of the wave length of light. (Abbr:) A., A (no period), A., A.U. </DL>
<A NAME="anguillan">
<B>Anguillan, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Anguilla (one of the Leeward Islands, in the West Indies) or its people. <DD><I>noun </I> a native or inhabitant of Anguilla. </DL>
<A NAME="anguilliform">
<B>anguilliform, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> shaped like an eel. </DL>
<A NAME="anguine">
<B>anguine, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or resembling a snake; snakelike. <BR> <I>Ex. an anguine lizard.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anguish">
<B>anguish, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>very great physical pain; great suffering or distress. <BR> <I>Ex. He was in anguish until the doctor set his broken leg.</I> (SYN) agony, torment. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) extreme mental pain or suffering. <BR> <I>Ex. the anguish of despair.</I> (SYN) agony, torment, woe. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cause anguish to. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) The loss of her son anguished her deeply.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to suffer anguish. <BR> <I>Ex. He had waked and anguished (John Keats).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="anguished">
<B>anguished, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>suffering anguish; distressed with severe pain. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) full of grief or anguish; showing anguish; tormented. <BR> <I>Ex. an anguished cry. He saw the anguished face of the mother whose child was lost.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angular">
<B>angular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having an angle or angles; having sharp corners; pointed. <BR> <I>Ex. I cut my hand on an angular piece of rock.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>consisting of an angle. <BR> <I>Ex. an angular point.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>measured by an angle. <DD><B> 4. </B>somewhat thin and bony; not plump. <BR> <I>Ex. Many basketball players have tall, angular bodies.</I> (SYN) gaunt, lank. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) stiff and awkward. <BR> <I>Ex. angular movements.</I> (SYN) clumsy, gawky. adv. <B>angularly.</B> noun <B>angularness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="angularacceleration">
<B>angular acceleration,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the rate of change of angular velocity. </DL>
<A NAME="angularaperture">
<B>angular aperture,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the angular breadth of the light which an optical instrument transmits from the point viewed. </DL>
<B>angular displacement,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the amount of rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis. </DL>
<A NAME="angulargyrus">
<B>angular gyrus,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a part of the left hemisphere of the brain, in which visual images of words are converted into their associated sounds. </DL>
<A NAME="angularity">
<B>angularity, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of having many angles or sharp or prominent corners; angular quality or form. <BR><I>expr. <B>angularities,</B> </I>sharp corners. </DL>
<B>angular momentum,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the product of the moment of inertia of a body and its angular velocity. <BR> <I>Ex. Angular momentum is ... extremely important in connection with nuclear physics. Each elementary particle of physics, such as the proton and the neutron, has an angular momentum called spin (John R. Peirce).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="angularvelocity">
<B>angular velocity,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the rate of angular motion about an axis, usually expressed in radians per second. </DL>
<A NAME="angulate">
<B>angulate, </B>adjective, verb, <B>-lated,</B> <B>-lating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>formed with corners; cornered. <DD><B> 2. </B>angled; angular. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to form with angles. adv. <B>angulately.</B> </DL>
